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Jeta: Hawaiʻi’s Ghost Guy Keeps More Than Spirits Alive  Courtesy: Robert Lopaka Kapanui

Jeta: Hawaiʻi’s Ghost Guy Keeps More Than Spirits Alive 

Through ghost tours and storytelling, Lopaka Kapanui preserves the histories of a changing Hawaiʻi. One haunting tale at a time.

Makana Eyre: Polynesian Health Overlooked In Buzz Over Landmark Study Tahitian warrior dugouts, Giulio Ferrario, 1827

Makana Eyre: Polynesian Health Overlooked In Buzz Over Landmark Study

The study provided insights into the origins of Native Hawaiians. More consequential is what this “genetic treasure trove” means for people with rare DNA mutations.

Lee Cataluna: Songs Of Resistance, Songs Of Hope Blake Abes

Lee Cataluna: Songs Of Resistance, Songs Of Hope

As Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana marks a half century of working to save and restore the island, a new album of songs honors that legacy.

Beth Fukumoto: My Ballot Has 22 Questions Yet Almost No Choices Photo Illustration: Stuart Leavenworth

Beth Fukumoto: My Ballot Has 22 Questions Yet Almost No Choices

Voters have few competitive races to decide upon, but numerous budget and financial issues that elected officials should be handling.

Neal Milner: Can Hawaiʻi Get Over Its ‘Stay-Put Syndrome’? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Neal Milner: Can Hawaiʻi Get Over Its ‘Stay-Put Syndrome’?

Lots of places worry about brain drain, not just Hawaiʻi. Let’s not demean and patronize those who’ve chosen to live elsewhere.

How We’re Thinking About AI At Civil Beat Getty Images/iStockphoto/KanawatTH

How We’re Thinking About AI At Civil Beat

From typewriters onward, newsrooms have benefited from technological advances. Artificial intelligence, however, offers particular challenges.

Olin Lagon: When Radiance And Pain Ride On The Same Wind Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Olin Lagon: When Radiance And Pain Ride On The Same Wind

A gift from Uncle Sol’s ʻohana prompted me to think about who pays for beauty.

Jeta: What Micronesian Artists Reveal About Ties Across the Pacific Poet Carol Ann Carl (Photo: Shayne Hasegawa)

Jeta: What Micronesian Artists Reveal About Ties Across the Pacific

The “Ocean of Peace” exhibition features 11 artists who draw on ancestral wisdom and traditions to celebrate kinship that transcends lines on a map.

Makana Eyre: If Bad Bunny Can Love Coqui Frogs, So Can We Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Makana Eyre: If Bad Bunny Can Love Coqui Frogs, So Can We

Hawaiʻi may need to come to grips with these little invaders. Can we learn to live with them, and their chirps? 

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi’s Pat Saiki Broke All The Rules Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi’s Pat Saiki Broke All The Rules

The former congresswoman fought for women’s rights, reparations and a two-party Hawaiʻi, often in opposition to her own GOP colleagues.